Gopal and his family went to the beach for the weekend. While swimming, Gopal noticed a young girl struggling in the water and realized she couldn't swim. He bravely swam out and rescued the girl, bringing her back to shore. Bystanders thanked and praised Gopal for his heroic actions in saving the girl's life. Proud of his brave deed, Gopal and his family happily returned home.
Gopal and his family went to the beach for the weekend. While swimming, Gopal noticed a young girl struggling in the water and realized she couldn't swim. He bravely swam out and rescued the girl, bringing her back to shore. Bystanders thanked and praised Gopal for his heroic actions in saving the girl's life. Proud of his brave deed, Gopal and his family happily returned home.
Gopal and his family went to the beach for the weekend. While swimming, Gopal noticed a young girl struggling in the water and realized she couldn't swim. He bravely swam out and rescued the girl, bringing her back to shore. Bystanders thanked and praised Gopal for his heroic actions in saving the girl's life. Proud of his brave deed, Gopal and his family happily returned home.
Gopal and his and family like to go to the beach during
weekends and school holidays. On some weekends, his parents bring him and his sister, Meena, to the seaside. Last weekend, they went to Pulau Pangkor. After checking into the chalet, Meena eagerly (1)______________________to go swimming. She and her brother put on their swimsuits. They (2)______________________. They could see that the tide was quite high. Happily, they walked out into the water and swam. Their parents shouted at them to be careful and not to (3)______________________. After a good swim, the whole family had a picnic (4)______________________. Their mother had prepared many types of sandwiches. There were chicken, egg, tuna and sardine sandwiches. The sandwiches (5)______________________on a mat on the sand. Next to the sandwiches were bottles of mineral water. Their mother had also brought a flask of hot tea. She knew their father liked a cup of hot tea after eating sandwiches. The whole family (6)______________________. After eating, Gopal’s mother cleared the cups and bottles on the mat. Suddenly, they heard someone shouting for help. Gopal (7)______________________into the sea and saw a child struggling in the water. The strong wave (8)______________________. The child (9)______________________in the water. It (10)______________________ that she could not swim. And there were no lifeguards around. Gopal could hear more shouts. A girl was saying between sobs, “My little sister is going to drown. Please someone save her!” The girls standing around her also started crying. They (11)______________________for they could not do anything to save the little girl. Gopal knew he (12)______________________. He ran to the sea. He swam as fast as he could to the child. In a few minutes, he reached the little girl. With his strong arms, he grabbed the child and pulled her to him. Meena and her parents (13)______________________on the shore. They were worried for Gopal. No doubt he was a good swimmer but the waves were very strong. But they (14)______________________when they saw him swimming back to the shore with the child (15)______________________. There was a big crowd of people by then. They saw Gopal carrying the little girl towards a deckchair. She was still alive! The girl’s sister ran to her. She thanked Gopal for saving her little sister’s life. She kept on saying, “Thank you, thank you! You are so brave.” The crowd of people heard this. They too admired Gopal’s bravery and quick action. Soon all of them (16)______________________Gopal’s family, especially his parents, were so proud of his brave deed. After packing all their stuff, Gopal and his family (17)______________________. headed home contentedly were clapping and cheering him on. looked far out enjoyed the sandwich meal to their hearts’ content holding onto him was sweeping the child away was drifting swim too far out walked to the shoreline hurried everyone were helpless was obvious felt relieved were standing anxiously were spread out under a shady coconut tree must act fast headed home contentedly were clapping and cheering him on. looked far out enjoyed the sandwich meal to their hearts’ content holding onto him was sweeping the child away was drifting swim too far out walked to the shoreline hurried everyone were helpless was obvious felt relieved were standing anxiously were spread out under a shady coconut tree must act fast A Beach Outing Gopal and his and family like to go to the beach during weekends and school holidays. On some weekends, his parents bring him and his sister, Meena, to the seaside. Last weekend, they went to Pulau Pangkor. After checking into the chalet, Meena eagerly hurried everyone to go swimming. She and her brother put on their swimsuits. They walked to the shoreline. They could see that the tide was quite high. Happily, they walked out into the water and swam. Their parents shouted at them to be careful and not to swim too far out. After a good swim, the whole family had a picnic under a shady coconut tree. Their mother had prepared many types of sandwiches. There were chicken, egg, tuna and sardine sandwiches. The sandwiches were spread out on a mat on the sand. Next to the sandwiches were bottles of mineral water. Their mother had also brought a flask of hot tea. She knew their father liked a cup of hot tea after eating sandwiches. The whole family enjoyed the sandwich meal to their hearts’ content. After eating, Gopal’s mother cleared the cups and bottles on the mat. Suddenly, they heard someone shouting for help. Gopal looked far out into the sea and saw a child struggling in the water. The strong wave was sweeping the child away. The child was drifting in the water. It was obvious that she could not swim. And there were no lifeguards around. Gopal could hear more shouts. A girl was saying between sobs, “My little sister is going to drown. Please someone save her!” The girls standing around her also started crying. They were helpless for they could not do anything to save the little girl. Gopal knew he must act fast. He ran to the sea. He swam as fast as he could to the child. In a few minutes, he reached the little girl. With his strong arms, he grabbed the child and pulled her to him. Meena and her parents were standing anxiously on the shore. They were worried for Gopal. No doubt he was a good swimmer but the waves were very strong. But they felt relieved when they saw him swimming back to the shore with the child holding onto him. There was a big crowd of people by then. They saw Gopal carrying the little girl towards a deckchair. She was still alive! The girl’s sister ran to her. She thanked Gopal for saving her little sister’s life. She kept on saying, “Thank you, thank you! You are so brave.” The crowd of people heard this. They too admired Gopal’s bravery and quick action. Soon all of them were clapping and cheering him on. Gopal’s family, especially his parents, were so proud of his brave deed. After packing all their stuff, Gopal and his family headed home contentedly.